As early as after receiving a report that the entire Qikou battlefield had been wiped out, except for some remnants of the enemy in Tiger Wolf Village, the rest of the Japanese army had been wiped out. Yang Zhen, who was keenly aware that the time for the decisive battle had come, immediately ordered Du Kaishan to hand over the remnants of the Ninth Division of Tiger Wolf Village to the Bohai Naval Region and leave part of the troops under the Anti-Japanese Federation to continue to encircle and annihilate.

The main force of the Anti-Japanese Federation participating in the battle on the Qikou battlefield was organized into a fast column on the spot, and forcibly interspersed from the Qikou line to the south along the Bohai Bay through Xinhai. After crossing the Mache River south of Xiaobotou, the whole army turned southwest in the territory of Wudi, between the Tuxiao River and the Mache River, through Wudi, Xinyang, Huimin, Shanghe, and Linyi, and directly plunged into Zhangzhuang, the throat of the Jinpu Railway north of the Yellow River.

In order to cooperate with Chen Hanzhang's division in the battlefield west of Texas, and at this moment, he has gone south to reinforce the two divisions of Tao Jingfei's department. Cut off the connection between the enemy in the Dezhou battlefield and the Japanese army in Jinan, and completely encircle the entire Jilu border battlefield from Enxian and Wucheng in the west to the Qingyun line in the east.

For Yang Zhen, although the rapid progress of the battle of Qikou was beyond his expectations. But in such a short period of time, the problem has been basically solved. This also means that the two tank divisions invested in the Qikou direction can now basically free up their hands to go south.

The only remaining remnants of the Ninth Division in the Tiger Wolf Village in the Qikou Battlefield, so the little strength did not have such a big face, so the two armored divisions of the Anti-Japanese Federation took care of them. At present, there is no suspense on the Qikou battlefield, and it is impossible for the current Japanese army to continue to increase troops on the Qikou battlefield by sea in a short period of time.

It is not in line with Yang Zhen's consistent style to let the two armored divisions that suffered quite slight losses in the Qikou battle be entangled by the few remaining troops on the Qikou battlefield. In the entire battle of Qikou, although Du Kaishan's consumption of ammunition was a little excessive, the overall losses of the participating troops were not large, and the combat effectiveness remained relatively intact.

Moreover, although the time of concealment and standby time for the troops participating in the battle on the Qikou front line was a little longer, the time for actually engaging in ground combat was not very long. After replenishing ammunition, fuel, and supplies, the units participating in the war were basically able to continue their operations.

Therefore, after receiving a report from Du Kaishan that the 44th Division had been basically settled, the remaining forces of Sun Zhengzhuang's Japanese Marine Corps had been disarmed, and the entire beachhead along the line from Mashankou in the north to Zhangju River in the south, some of the remaining Japanese troops had been wiped out.

Yang Zhen did not hesitate at all, and immediately gave an order to Du Kaishan. It is necessary to complete the transfer of most of the troops on the Qikou battlefield in the shortest possible time. Concentrate the tank armor cluster in his hand and forcibly intersperse at full speed to the front line of the Maji River. Strive to make a thorough solution to the Jilu border battlefield in one go.

However, I am afraid that this guy will take away all the participating troops in the Qikou battlefield, and Yang Zhen, who will affect the front-line annihilation battle of Tiger Wolf Village. The telegram also repeatedly stressed that on the Qikou line, it was necessary to leave enough troops to continue to encircle and annihilate the Ninth Division. The Ninth Division is not the Osaka soldiers of the 44th Division, although it is also reorganized, but it is far better than the 44th Division in terms of combat effectiveness and equipment.

Yang Zhen's attitude towards the troops in the Guannai who cooperated with him in the battle was that the troops of the Bohai Military Region should be trained, but they should not be injured. Moreover, in the face of the more than several thousand units of the Ninth Division gathered on the front line of Tiger Wolf Village, it was still somewhat difficult to rely on the troops of the Bohai Naval Region alone.

Yang Zhen's opinion is very clear, absolutely do not be careless in Jingzhou at this time. The interspersed operation must continue, and sufficient troops must be left on the Qikou battlefield. Considering the number of infantry in Du Kaishan's hands, Yang Zhen personally drafted a telegram to the Bohai Naval Region. It is hoped that they will be able to send part of their forces to cooperate with Du Kaishan's roundabout interspersed operations.

It is not only for the purpose of training and improving the ability of the troops of the Bohai Naval Region to carry out large-depth and interspersed operations. Moreover, the entire area north of the Yellow River on the Jinpu Line is under the jurisdiction of the Bohai Naval Region. These troops, who are sitting on the ground, are familiar with the situation of circuitous interspersed routes, and bringing them with them will play a great role in interspersed operations. `

And Qikou has not fought in the first battle, and his hands are still itchy, and he has long been thinking about Du Kaishan, who went to Chen Hanzhang to grab food. After receiving Yang Zhen's order, while being quite ecstatic, he did not hesitate or delay at all, and immediately adjusted the deployment of troops on the battlefield of Tiger Wolf Village.

In addition to leaving one tank battalion, two 105 howitzer companies, and artillery under an infantry division, a reinforced infantry regiment, and a division commander under his own command, the original participating forces will be left behind. The rest of the troops, mainly those of the 1st Armored Division, who had been put on the front line of Tiger Wolf Village, were withdrawn. At the same time, part of the positions was transferred to two regiments of the Bohai Naval Region.

At the same time, all light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and ammunition captured by the 44 th Division were temporarily transferred to the commander of the Bohai Naval Region. However, according to the orders of all the weapons handed over by the Central Committee to the Anti-Japanese Federation, all of them will be uniformly deployed by the Central Committee, and they will not be directly handed over to the troops of various military regions.

Du Kaishan also repeatedly emphasized with the commander of the Bohai Naval Region that he could use the ammunition as he pleased, and it didn't matter if it ran out. But all light and heavy machine guns and mortars, only temporarily lent to them. As for how much they lost on the battlefield, that's their own business.

At this point, Du Kaishan is very ghostly, and he has a few more eyes. The higher authorities demanded that it was not allowed to transfer the captured equipment to the fraternal troops, so I could lend it to the fraternal troops. As for the fact that the fraternal troops lost part of it on the battlefield, then I have no choice.

As for the commander of the Bohai Naval Region, he also tacitly understood Du Kaishan's borrowing. He promised to borrow it, and when he returned how much, he would wait until the war was over. After all, the main force of his Bohai Naval Region has been reloaded, but the equipment of the local armed forces is still very poor. Besides, their troops are expanding, and their weapons and equipment have not yet been landed, so they can get a little more.

Du Kaishan handed over part of his positions and carried out a small-scale reorganization of the withdrawn troops, which was reduced to the size of the unit and strengthened to be strengthened. The four infantry regiments that have been adjusted and strengthened, the two infantry regiments of the Bohai Naval Region, and the independent battalions of the four military divisions, plus the two armored divisions, except for the battle-damaged tanks and the remaining tank battalion, are organized into two echelons.

I was afraid that several divisions of the Japanese army in the battlefield east of Texas would quickly retreat south of the Yellow River under the situation of successive defeats in the overall battle situation. Once I go late, I'm afraid that Du Kaishan, who can't even catch a hair, will act quite quickly. After receiving the order, it took only six hours to complete the adjustments of the structure and equipment, as well as the replenishment of fuel and ammunition.

In order to carry out anti-landing operations, the Anti-Union was transferred to the two cannon regiments on the front line of Qikou. Because after intensive use, there are not many shells left. And these large-caliber cannons have a long range, but they are also too bulky. Du Kaishan concentrated all the shells in the 150 cannon battalion, and in addition to following himself to fight in the south, all the rest of the artillery was transferred back to Tianjin to rest.

However, Du Kaishan completed the combat transformation so quickly, but he did not act hastily. Within six hours, under his desperate urging, the troops below not only completed the compression and adjustment of the battle-damaged establishment, but also the replenishment of fuel and ammunition. He even specially asked from the Bohai Naval Region for a regiment that was most familiar with the interspersed route to cooperate with him.

In fact, Du Kaishan's headquarters was able to complete the reduction of troops and the adjustment of the structure in such a short period of time, thanks to the 44th Division. After completing the encirclement and annihilation of the 44th Division, most of Du Kaishan's troops were already free. After all, the remaining remnants of the Ninth Division on the front line of Tiger Wolf Village were not qualified to let him send two tank divisions to encircle and annihilate them.

In fact, preparations were being made for a general attack on the remainder of the 9th Division. Du Kaishan was only the former lieutenant general, leaving a tank regiment, plus two infantry regiments. After the encirclement and annihilation of the 44th Division was completed, the troops on the first line of Sanhuzhuang and the first line of Sun Zhengzhuang were not invested in the front line of Huwolfzhuang at all. Instead, he was making some adjustments, preparing to go to Chen Hanzhang's pot to grab food.

The reason why he was prepared in advance was that he couldn't put so many troops out of the front line of Tiger Wolf Village. The battle of Qikou did not make him addicted at all. Therefore, after the annihilation of the 44th Division, his adjustment in front of Tiger Wolf Village was more of a bluff.

That is to say, he said that he would overwhelm the enemy mentally, and when it came time to move the real chapter, he would not invest so many troops at all. With two armored divisions that seemed to be nearly full, plus two infantry divisions and a large number of reinforced artillery, to fight a division with only a few thousand men left, he Du Kaishan could not afford to lose that man.

So he had already prepared and went south to Chen Hanzhang to grab food. It's just that Du Kaishan, who was cleaned up by Yang Zhen before, no longer has the courage to act without permission before receiving the order. Now that he has received the order of No. 1 to go south immediately, Du Kaishan, who has long been anxious, will be willing to waste a minute?

Six hours after receiving the order, the main force was turned to the south, and the rapid southward expansion of Du Kaishan was completed. After crossing Xinhai County, the soldiers were divided into two roads, all the way through Yangerzhuang and directly into Botou, preparing to cross the Sinusi River with Botou. All the way through the old city, Yanshan straight into Qingyun County.

One road could not squeeze so many troops, artillery and vehicles, so in order to speed up the action, after crossing Xinhai County, Du Kaishan's soldiers divided into two roads. All the way through the territory of Yanshan directly into Qingyun, one way to Xinhai to the south. He personally commanded the echelon of the left flank and quickly interspersed it to the south.

The two armored divisions driving on the dry road of Bohai Bay in the spring, with hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled guns, plus the transport infantry and a boat and bridge regiment attached to it, equipped with a large number of vehicles, half-track armored vehicles, engineering vehicles, tractors and fuel trucks pulling all kinds of artillery, plus a large number of pack horses and divisional artillery equipped with infantry to pull horses, can be clearly seen from more than 10 kilometers away.

The speed of the Du Kaishan Division, which adopted a semi-mechanized and motorized march, was far from being comparable to that of the foot infantry. Just when Uchiyama Eitaro gave the troops of the entire Jilu Border Twelfth Army a general retreat order. Du Kaishan's vanguard troops have already entered the front line of Zhang Huiting east of Botou and Qingyun County.

Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of the river has been silted up into dry fields, and it is basically impossible to see where the river is. Du Kaishan's department, which originally planned to erect a pontoon bridge, simply gave up the preparation for erecting a pontoon bridge, and quickly passed the Sinusi River, which had basically been silted into a plain, directly from the line of Botou and Zhanghuiting.